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[06/30/16 - 11:48 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, June 30
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC) |
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
Looking to keep track of all the various projects in development? Click here to visit our signature "Devwatch" section. There visitors can view our listings by network, genre, studio and even development stage (ordered to pilot, cast-contingent, script, etc.). It's updated every day!
BROCKMIRE (IFC) - Tyrel Jackson Williams ("Lab Rats") is the latest addition to the upcoming Hank Azaria-led comedy, about a famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity. He'll play Charles, "a bright but nerdy youth, the "internet whiz kid" of Morristown. Charles has been hired as an intern/assistant for new team sportscaster, Jim Brockmire. He's the guy who first tips the technologically illiterate Jim that he's a legendary internet meme." (Deadline.com)
CRUEL INTENTIONS (NBC) - The Peacock has picked up the cast options on the drama pilot, effectively keeping the project - a revival of the 1999 cult feature - under consideration for a midseason or summer run. Said ensemble includes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Taylor John Smith, Kate Levering, Samantha Logan, Sophina Brown, Coby Bell and Bryce Cass. (Deadline.com)
FIRST WIVES CLUB, THE (TV Land) - Vanessa Lachey ("Truth Be Told") has booked a lead role on the comedy pilot, a reboot of the 1996 feature. She'll play Sasha, "a driven and successful chef in San Francisco. She has it all - a hot restaurant and a great girlfriend who she plans to marry. But when she reconnects with her old friends after the death of their college roommate, she realizes she may not be as ready to settle down as she thought." (Deadline.com)
FLASH, THE (The CW) - Tom Felton ("Murder in the First") has joined the cast on the show's third season as Julian Dorn, "a fellow CSI at the Central City Police Department who suspects there's more to Barry Allen than just his good guy reputation." (TVLine.com)
GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO DIVORCE (Bravo) - Retta's Barbara, Abby's (Lisa Edelstein) co-worker, has been promoted to regular on the series. (TVLine.com)
RAY DONOVAN (Showtime) - Tara Buck ("True Blood") will recur on the upcoming season as Maureen Dougherty, "a no-nonsense patrol cop." (Deadline.com)
ROADIES (Showtime) - Matt Passmore ("Satisfaction") has been cast as Sean, Shelli's (Carla Gugino), oft-mentioned but yet-to-be-seen husband and Taylor Swift's tour manager. (Variety.com)
SHOOTER (USA) - William Fichtner will guest on the upcoming original as Rathford O'Brien, "a former marine who is the only expert marksman alive that Swagger (Ryan Phillippe) respects, and perhaps the only one who might be as good as him. Since retiring from the Marines, Rathford has led a reclusive life, until Swagger seeks out his former mentor. But breaking through to the grizzled and guarded veteran will not be easy." (EW.com)
YOUNGER (TV Land) - India de Beaufort ("Blood & Oil") is the latest to book a role on the new season. She'll play Radha, "an Indian woman who begins dating Charles (Peter Hermann)." (Deadline.com)
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[06/10/25 - 02:18 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 3rd Consecutive Week
On Thursday, "Nightline" scored its strongest telecast in Adults 25-54 (259,000) in nearly 3 months and best Adults 18-49 delivery (202,000) in 5 months.
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[06/10/25 - 12:57 PM]
Apple's Gripping, Global Hit Legal Drama "Presumed Innocent" Casts Emmy and Golden Globe Award-Winner Rachel Brosnahan to Lead and Executive Produce Season Two
The second season is inspired by "Dissection of a Murder," the debut legal thriller novel by Jo Murray.
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[06/10/25 - 12:01 PM]
Netflix Top 10 Week of June 2: "Straw" Moves Viewers, "Ginny & Georgia" Has Peachy Season 3 Premiere in Top 10
Plus: UK crime thriller "Dept. Q" cracked the code and climbed to No. 2 in its second week (8.9 million views).
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[06/10/25 - 11:58 AM]
ESPN Delivers Most-Watched NCAA Division I Women's College World Series on Record
The WCWS Finals, featuring Texas and Texas Tech, averaged 2.2 million viewers across linear as the Longhorns claimed their first national championship in the first three-game series since 2021.
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[06/10/25 - 11:31 AM]
Netflix's "Little House on the Prairie" - Now in Production!
Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier.
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[06/10/25 - 11:03 AM]
"Celebrity Family Feud" Season 11 Key Art and Contestant Reveal
The series returns Thursday, July 10 at 8:00/7:00c on ABC and streams next day on Hulu.
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[06/10/25 - 10:20 AM]
Emmy and Golden Globe Winning Actress, Felicity Huffman, Scrubs in for Season Two of the Hit FOX Drama, "Doc"
She'll play Dr. Joan Ridley, Amy Larsen's med school professor and early mentor - and the new Chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital.
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[06/10/25 - 10:10 AM]
Video: Prime Video Releases Gripping Trailer for "Ballard"
The series, the latest in the "Bosch" universe, will debut all 10 episodes exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Wednesday, July 9.
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[06/10/25 - 10:06 AM]
E!'s New Series "Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind" Premieres Wednesday, July 9 at 10 P.M. ET/PT
The series follows nine celebrities and social influencers through a transformative journey of self-discovery at the "Rewind Retreat," as they decide whether to reverse previous plastic surgeries and return to a more natural look.
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[06/10/25 - 09:38 AM]
"Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty", Premieres Sundays, July 8-22, 2025 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.org and the PBS app
The three-part documentary series explores the extraordinary lives and rivalries of three towering figures of the Italian Renaissance - Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael - whose timeless masterpieces were forged amid brutal political power struggles, warfare, and religious upheaval.
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[06/10/25 - 09:34 AM]
Video: MGM+ Unveils "The Institute" Official Trailer
"The Institute" follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman), who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did and who are all possessed of unusual abilities.
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[06/10/25 - 09:04 AM]
Sun, Sand and Second Chances: The First Wave of "Bachelor in Paradise" Cast Is Announced
Host Jesse Palmer and in-house bartender Wells Adams return, alongside fan-favorite Hannah Brown who joins to spice things up as head of Paradise Relations and introduce the all-new Champagne Lounge.
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[06/10/25 - 08:56 AM]
ESPN's Most-Watched Season of "Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One" in Eight Years
ESPN's coverage of the Boston Red Sox victory over the New York Yankees on the June 8 edition averaged nearly two million viewers (1,919,000).
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[06/10/25 - 08:03 AM]
Hallmark Christmas Experience Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever with a Star-Studded Lineup and More New Ways to Celebrate Season
Following last year's inaugural run that stole the hearts of tens of thousands of Hallmark fans near and far, this year's Hallmark Christmas experience will deliver even more joy, wonder, and cherished memories every weekend from Thanksgiving to Christmas.
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[06/10/25 - 08:02 AM]
Video: "Giada In My Kitchen" - Official Trailer - Prime Video
New kitchen ready for action. "Giada In My Kitchen" premieres June 23.
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